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HISTORY INDIAN POLITICS GEOGRAPHY ECONOMICS COMMERCE CONTENTS HISTORY 5 INDIAN POLITICS 46 GEOGRAPHY 147 ECONOMICS 217 COMMERCE 289 HISTORY 1. The greatest invention of man in palaeolithicA ge was A. Fire B. Potter’s wheel C. Metal implements D. Spinning of cloth 2. Match the following Harappan site state A. Kalibangan 1. Rajasthan B. Mohenjodaro 2. Haryana C. Banawali 3. Gujarat D. Surkotda 4. Sindh A B C D 1) 1 4 2 3 2) 2 4 1 3 3) 3 4 2 1 4) 4 2 1 3 3. The famous figure of a dancing girl found in the excavations of Harappa was made up of A. Terracotta B. Steatite C. Bronze D. Red limestone 4. The Great bath of the indusV alley Civilization was discovered in A. Marut B. Agni C. Shakti D. Varuna 5. The vedic deity indra was the god of A. wind B.Eternity C. Rain and thunder D. Fire 6. Upanishads, also known as the Vedantas, are....in number A. 96 B. 105 C. 108 D. 112 7. Who was considered to be the incarnation of Lakulish? A) Shiva B) Vishnu C) kahma D) Surya 8. Which city was the capital of Indo Greek ruler Menander (16O B.C. to 140 B.C.)? A) Purushpur B) Sanchi C) Bactrea D) Ujjain 9. Where is the Garun Stambha built by Heliodorus in 2nd century B.C situated? A) Bes.Nagar B) Shakal C) Allahabad D) Taxila 10. Two statements have been given below One is Statement (A) and the second is Cause (R) Statement (A) : In the early medieval India there are examples of village resistance. Cause (R) : Due to Agrahar charity to Brahmins and temples-Agrahar and Deodan hurt the rights of villagers.W ith reference to above two which one of the fol lowing is correct ? A) A and R both are true and the correct explanation ofA is R. B) A and R both are true but the correct explanation ofA is not R.. C) A is true but R is not true D) A is not true but R is true 11. About Apaddharma in Smriti which one is true? A) It meant abandonment of duty B) It was legal for Kshatriyas only C) It meant the special Yajnas performed by the Brahmans for the kings D) It meant the permitted duties in times of crisis for different Varna 12. ln the social structure of ancient India who were called ‘Anirvasit’ ? A) Brahmin and Kshatriya B) Vaishyas and Shudras G) Only Shudras D) People outside Varnas 13. The ancient time state craft and polity is described in 1. Mahabharata 2. Rajatarangini 3. Arthashastra 4. Manusmriti 14. The early Vedic society was 1. a tribal society 2. was divided according to caste 3. matriarchal 4. based on monogamy (1) 1 and 4 (2) 1, 2 and 4 (3) 2, 3 and 4 (4) 1, 2, 3 and 4 15. Match the following A. Fourth Buddhist Council1. Vasumitra B.Third Buddhist council 2.Moggaliputa Tissa C. second Buddhist Council 3. Sabakami D. First Buddhist Council 4. Mahakassapa A B C D (1) 1 2 3 4 (2) 2 1 4 3 (3) 1 2 4 3 (4) 3 2 4 1 16. Which of the following features are common to Jainism and Buddtrsm? 1. Denial of the authority of Vedas 2. Condemnation of animal sacrifice 3. pursuing severe ascetism 4. Existance of a Soul 5. Rejection of existence of God 1) 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 2) 1and 2 3) 1, 2, 3, and 5 4) 1,4 and 5 17. Jainism was divided into sects known as A) Kapalika and Kalamukha B) Mahayana and Hinayana C) Ajivika and Nyaya Vaisesika D) Svetambara and Digambara 18. Buddha did not recognize 1. ldol worship 2. Existence of soul after death 3. Sacrifice 1) 1 and 3 2) 1 only 3) 2 and 3 4) 1, 2 and 3 19. Match the following A. Hinduism 1. Eight fold path B. Jainism 2. Monotheism C. Buddhism 3. Divinity D. lslam 4. Three fold path 20. The Buddhist Councils were held to 1) preach the Middle path 2) Compile Buddhist canons and settle disputes 3) Send religious missions abroad 4) None of the above 21. Who among the following is considered as the first national ruler of lndia ? 1) Chandragupta maurya 2) Ashoka (3) Chandragupta (4) Kanishka 22. Which of the following gives the correct chronological order of the Vedas? 1.Rig, Sama, Atharva, Yajur 2) Rig, Sama, Yajur, Atharva 3) Rig and Sama together; Yajur and Atharava together 4) All simultaneously 23. Buddhism split up into the Hinayana and Mahayana sects at the Buddhist council held during the reign of (1) Harsha (2) Kanishka (3) Ashoka (4) Chandragupta Maurya 24. In some parts of India, people lived inside the land in pits. It is known through excavations in A) Bihar B) Kashmir C) Karnataka D) Rajasthan 25. In ancient Tamil, the fertile agricultural land was called.............. A) Pallai B) Marudam C) Mullai D) Neydal 26. What is the siginificance of Kayavarihan in the history of Shaivism? A) It is the same of the pashypati community’s pashupashV imolshan. B) It was birth place of Lakulish C) It was one of the vows of Kapaliks D) It was religious rite fixed for Kalamukh followers 27. Match the List I with II. Select the correct one from the given options. List - I i) Nyaya ii) Vaisheshik iii) Samkhya iv) Meemansa List - II 1. Jaimini 2. Kapil 3. Kanad 4. Gautam i ii iii iv A) 3 4 2 1 b) 2 3 2 1 c) 4 3 2 1 d) 4 1 3 2 28. In Mauryan age, the reference to Koshthagases who helped during famines is known through...... A) The Girnar Edict II B) Pittar Edict II C) Small Edict of Sasaram D) Sahgaura stone Edict 29. Which institution was destroyed in the laterV edic Period? 1) Sabha 2) Samiti 3) Vjdatha A) 1 only B) 2 and 3 C) 3 only D) Katha opanishad 30. The rebirth of Soul is referred in ......... A) Aitereya Upanishad B) Kaushitaki Upanishad C) Taitteriya Upanishad D) Kenopanishad 31. The first classification of Pran (Respiration) is available in ........ A) Rig Veda B) Aitereya Brahmana C) ChhandogyaUpanishad D) Isha Upanishad 32. In which book the lening of money on interest is condemnd? A) Dharmasutra B) Riti Sutra C) Buddhist Text D) Jain Text 33. Where were the Basadi Jain centres established? A) Magadha B) Orissa C) Rajasthan D) Karnataka Directions (Q.Nos 34 to 35) Based on your reading of the passage given below, answer the next two questions by selecting most appropiate option. shankara, one of the most influential philosphers of lndia, was born in Kerala in eighth century. He was an advocate of advaita or the doctrine of the oneness of the individual soul and the supreme God which is Ulimate Realit.y He taught that Brahman, the only or Ulimate Reality, was formless and without and attributes. He considered the world around us to be an iliusion or Maya and preached, renunciation of the world and adoption of the path of knowledge to understand the true nature of Brahman and attain salvation. Source: Our past ll 34. Where and when the great phirosopher of India, shankara was born? A.Shankara was born in Gujarat in eighth century B. Shankara was born in Gujarat in twelfth century C.Shankara was born in Gujarat in eighth century D.Shankara was born in Gujarat in twelfth century 35. What was the main thinking of Shankara about this world? A) He considered the world around us to be an illustration, which known as ‘maya’ in indian philosophy B) He considered the world around us to be a pleasure C) He considered the world around us to be a supreme soul D) He never define the world around us 36. Match the following Mohenjo - daro means A. Garda city B. Port city C. Mount of dead D. Capital 37. The first discourse of Buddha at Deer Park Sarnath is called A) Mahabhiniskraman B) Mahaparinirvana C) Mahamastabhisheke D) Dharmachakra -avartan 38. The Greek ambassador in the court of Chandragupta Maurya was A) HiuenTsang B) Fehien C) Megasthenese D) Seleucus 39. Vikrama era started from A) 57 AD B) 78 AD C) 57 AD D) 78 BC 40. Match the following A. Dhanvantri 1. Chandragupta vikramaditya B. Banabhatta 2.Harsha Vardhana C. Harisena 3.Samudragupta D)Amir Khusrau 4. Alauddin khlji 5. Kanishka A B C D 1) 1 2 3 4 2) 2 3 4 5 3) 3 5 2 1 4) 4 1 3 5 41. Kalidasa lived during the reign of A) Samudragupta B) Chnadragupta maurya C) Ashoka D) Chandragupta ll 42. The battle at Waihind in 1008-09 AD was fought between (1) Mahmud of Ghazni andA nandapala (2) Mahmud of Ghazni and Jayapala (3) Mohammad Ghori and Prithviraj (4) Mohammad Ghori and Jaichandra 43. Mohammad-bin Tughlaq’s experiment of producing token currency failed on account of the A) rejection of token coins for purchases by for eign merchants B) melting of token coins C) large-scale minting of spurious coins D) Poor quality of token currency 44. The first Muslim ruler to formulate the theory of Kingship similar to the theory of divine right of King was A) Qutubuddin Aibak B) Alauddin Khalji C) lltutmish D) Balban 45. Collection of Buddha’s teachings are......... A) Buddha Charita B) Sutta Pitaka C) Abhidhamma Pitaka D) Vinaya Pitaka 46. Under whom Mahabalipuram was famous? A) Pallava B) Chola C) Chandela D) Satavahana 47.